Improved machine for manufacturing- roofing-tile



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' tinitml CHARLES MESSENGER,

OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

Leners Patent No. 88,795, dated Aiwa 13, 1869.

IMIPROV'ED MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING ROOFING-TILE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all 'whom fit may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES MESSENGER, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, lhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Manufacturing Roofing-Tile, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specication, Vin which- Figure 1 is a front view of the machine.

Figure 2, a rear view. l

Figure 3, a side view.

Figures 4, 5, and 6, detached sections.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the different views.

vThe nature of this invention relates to a machine fory making rooing-tile, whereby they are modelled into shape, pressed, and laid upon a drier, by one continuous operation.

In g. l, A A 'represent a pair of standards, secured to a base, or table B, and to each other connected by the braces O C.

Between said standards is mounted a revolving carrier, D, fig. 3, to which are pivoted the tile-moulds E, a detached view of which is shown in iig. 4, and which also represents the receiving or drying-board F, dg. l, hereinafter referred to.

, G is the press, a detached view of which is shown in fig. 6. Said press is fitted between the cheeks of the standards, and therein worked up and down by .News of the lever H, to which it is attached by the nk I.

The face of said press is uniform in size and shape to the inside of the mould, into which it is partially forced, for compressing the clay of which the tile is made.

It will be observed that along one side of the bottom of the mould is a rib, or cleat a, and that in one or more of said moulds is cut a transverse groove, l1, as shown in iig. 2, the'purpose of which will hereinaf- 4ter be shown.

To the end of the shaft on which the carrier turns is keyed a rag-wheel, J, the teeth of which correspond in number to the whole number of moulds hinged to the carrier.

The relation of the rag-wheel to the carrier is such that as the wheel is turned by the rod J, and which is done cach time that the lever is raised, thereby elevating the presser, will turn the wheel just far enoughto bring a mould horizontally to the top, immediately under and in direct relation to the presser, into which l it is received, as shown in figs. l and 2.

Having thus described the construction and arrangement of the machine, the practical operation of the saine is as follow, viz:

The clay of which the tile is to be made is put into a mouldfll', from the side shown in lig. 2, which is inclined at an angle, and lying flat upon the carrier, as will be seen in fig. 3. Now, on elevating the free end of the lever, the press will be raised from the horizontal mould, and, at the same time, the opposite end of the lever will be depressed, thereby turning the ragwheel the distance of one tooth, which-will carry the mould from under thepress, and bring the mould, into which the clay has just been placed, to ahorizontal position under it.

On again bringing down the free end of the lever, the press will be forced into the mould, down upon the clay, thereby compelling it to assume the shape of the mould.

By again elevating the lever, the pressed tile and mould are carried from under the press, followed by a succeeding mould of unpressed clay, and so on, as the carrier continues to revolve.

Each mould as it leaves the 4press is carried down the opposite' side of the carrier, until it reaches the line X, iig. 3. At this point, as the carrier continues to revolve, the mould falls forward and down upon the arms K, under which is placed a receiver, or drier F, a detached view of which is shown in fig. 4. Into this drier the pressed tile drops from the mould, it being forced out in consequence of the sides of the mould falling down upon the arms.

The drier is now removed, and another empty one placed` under for the next tile that shall fall from the following mould, and so on. Y

By this operation it will be seen that the empty moulds ascend on one side of the calrier to a certain point, at which they receive a proper amount of clay for a tile, which is then carried forward under the press, is then pressed into shape, and continued to be carried around until it reaches the line X, at which point the mould drops down upon the arms, and the tile jarred into the drier, and thus the operation of feeding the moulds, pressing the tile, and dropping it when pressed into the drier for removal, is continued so long as the machine is made to revolve.

During the pressing of the tile, the carrier is firmly held by the curved lever D, g. 3, attached to the lever H by means of the link M. Thus, as one arm of the curved lever is raised, the other, which is provided with a rib, a, is forced into a notch cut in the side of the rag-wheel, thereby preventing the carrier from turning round while the pressing is being done, and thus the mould is held firmly to the work, so that the pressing is equally and eifectually done.

rlhe cleat c referred to, in the bottom of the mould, is for the purpose of making a shoulder along one side of the tile, .for forming a joint, as the tiles are. lapped upon each other when laid upon the roof.

One side of the face of the press is also provided with a similar rib, or cleat, as shown in g. 6, which represents the face of the press; l hence the tile when made has a shoulder'upon each side, but in reverse position to each other.

The grooveb referred to, transversely across the bottom of the mould, is for forming a rib upon one side of the tile.

A rib, corresponding in character'to thev groove, is made upon the face ofrrthe press, whereby the tile is forced into the groove while being pressed.

It will also be seen that the face of the press is provided with projecting pins, c, the purpose of which is for punching holes in the tiles, for inserting the nails, whereby they are secured to the roof.

Fig. 5 represents a mould for forming certain angular pieces, to be used in filling the spaces made in consequence of lapping the tile.

The drier referred to consists of a bottom, made of slate, ground glass, pottery, or othersuitable material, set in a strong frame, whereby it is handled.

The purpose of using this 'kind of material for the bottom is to obtain a bottom that will not warp in consequence of the damp clay, which it would do if made of Wood, or such like material; hence the tiles would be warped, and therefore unfit for use, but by using slate, glass, pottery, or some composition of metal, for the bottom no warping vwill take place, and the tiles will be unwarped in the process of drying.

What I claim as 4my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The pivoted moulds E and carrier D, in combination with the press Gr, lever L, and rag-wheel J, constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposeherein set forth'. V

CHARLES MESSENGER. Witnesses:

FRANK S. ALBEN, E. E. WAITE. 

